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Irlen syndrome is alittle known reading andperceptin disorder that affects many children, and is often missed or mis-diagnosed as a dyslexia or ADHD. Irlen Syndrom is a color p[erception problem, and can easily be overcome with the use of colored lenses.

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Washington mom featured speaker in July Boston conference

With non-invasive solutions battling traditional medicine in today's health fields, consumers across the country are looking for the best way to treat a variety of problems ranging from learning disabilities to autism. Rhonda Stone was one of those people. A health writer for The Yakima Herald-Republic, Stone's daughter was diagnosed with Irlen Syndrome, a little-known form of light sensitivity that inhibits vision enough to interfere with everyday activities such as reading and writing.

Stone is featured as the guest speaker at Brain and Body in Balance, the Irlen North American Conference, July 26-27, in Boston. Professionals in the field will address issues relevant to Irlen Syndrome, including medication versus nutrition, neurons and the bioelectrical domain, the mind-body connection and theory and clinical applications of neurofeedback. Stone will focus on the misidentification of Irlen syndrome as Attention Deficit Disorder and Dyslexia; the physically observable common traits of children who have Irlen syndrome; and issues preventing color from being properly researched and used as an appropriate intervention for children

Katie, Stone's daughter, struggled to keep up in school despite hours of help each night with homework, and complained of physical discomfort and constant difficulties seeing and reading. Repeatedly, vision exams showed no problems with the girl's eyes. With no solution in sight, Rhonda began researching Irlen Syndrome and reading everything she found. By chance, she stumbled across a scientifically-proven yet controversial solution to Irlen Syndrome, a solution that has already helped thousands. Stone compiled information she collected into her recent release entitled The Light Barrier: A Color Solution to Your Child's Light-Based Reading Difficulties (St. Martin's Press, $24.95).

The subsequent positive diagnosis of Irlen Syndrome in both of her children began a two-year personal and professional investigation into a controversial condition best described as sensitivity to multiple issues associated with lighting and reading: brightness, glare, bright/dark contrast, crowded contours associated with dense text, and visual stress caused by specific wavelengths within light. The solution is equally controversial: adjustment of wavelengths through the use of specifically prescribed color (used as overlays over book pages or tinted lenses worn as glasses).

Despite research around the world, which used changes in lighting and color as a solution, information on light-based health and learning issues has been blocked by bias and unscientific labels. Stone believes the American fields of medicine don't accept those solutions as a paradigm for visual acuity. "The problem," Stone says, "is that Irlen syndrome is not an issue of vision; it is an issue of the brain." Battling the medical field with this information, Stone began to use what she had found to offer an alternative to traditional medicine.

After her children's diagnosis, Stone became a parent advocate and Irlen screener, hoping to help others with the highly prevalent, commonly overlooked, but readily addressed problem of Irlen Syndrome. Stone also works as the board of trustee secretary to the Literary Alliance, a non-profit organization devoted to the elimination of reading problems in children and adults.

Stone lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children, both of whom have been diagnosed with Irlen Syndrome. Information about Irlen Syndrome and Stone's family's struggle to overcome it can be found at her website, www.thelightbarrier.com. Review copies are available upon request. We also have a list of parents, children and professionals across the country who are available for supporting interviews. Contact our offices for more information.